Dec 04, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Environmental Geosciences, B.S.


Major Requirements


Credit Hours: 63+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations  section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements  for more information.

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  • Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 155 /HONS 155L  in lieu of GEOL 103 /GEOL 103L .
  • Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 156 /HONS 156L  in lieu of GEOL 105 /GEOL 105L .
  • *GEOL 362 , GEOL 364  and GEOL 365  are Summer term travel courses with additional costs.  Contact the department for details. 
  • **If opting for GEOL 385 , then it must be ernolled for 4 credit hours and a proposal developed under the direction of the student’s advisor and provided for department approval two weeks before registration period begins.  Contact the department for details.

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*Must be environmental geosciences related and conducted under the mentorship of a geoscience faculty member. Prior written approval must be obtained from the coordinator of the Environmental Geosciences program.

Chemistry Requirement


Complete Option 1 or Option 2

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Mathematics Requirement


Complete one of the following options:

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Honors student may complete the alternative course of HONS 115  in lieu of MATH 120 .

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Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 217  in lieu of MATH 250 .

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  • Students are not permitted to double major in Environmental Geosciences and Geology.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation


The following courses are excluded: BIOL 101 BIOL 101L BIOL 102 BIOL 102L BIOL 111 BIOL 111L BIOL 112 BIOL 112L CHEM 111 CHEM 111L CHEM 112 CHEM 112L HONS 115 HONS 151 HONS 151L HONS 152 HONS 152L HONS 157 HONS 157L HONS 158 HONS 158L HONS 190 HONS 190L HONS 217 MATH 111 MATH 120 MATH 250 PHYS 101 PHYS 101L PHYS 102 PHYS 102L PHYS 111 PHYS 111L PHYS 112 PHYS 112L